NMW transient search results

This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ

The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.

Processing fields Vir-11-Q1b1x1

Date (UTC) JD(UTC) mag. R.A. & Dec.(J2000) X & Y (pix) Image
Discovery image 1   2026 06 20.19657    2461211.69657    10.97    13:22:11.77 -08:39:57.1   0229 2167   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits
Discovery image 2   2026 06 20.19707    2461211.69707    11.06    13:22:11.78 -08:39:58.4   0223 2161   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 06 20.1968  2461211.6968  11.02  13:22:11.78 -08:39:57.8
315.76183  53.43775 galactic  Vir  Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.4" and 8.7 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.  
13 Egeria                   0     -1       1  11.6     0   -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 13:22:11.78 -08:39:57.8:  15.39 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 13:22:11.78 -08:39:57.8:  15.37 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Full images (clouds? trees? ice on chip?)   Vir-11-Q1b1x1 field processing log
Platesolve and blink FITS with VaST+ds9 VaST command line Re-run transient search script Stub MPC report (for online MPChecker) Stub TOCP report Stub variable star reports

Processing complete!

Total number of candidates identified: 1

Processing log:

Filtering log:

######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= 
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.0
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= 
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 8000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 4000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= 
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= 
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 3.5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP= 
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= 
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER= 
HOME= 
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory: 
Vir-11-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Vir-11-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Vir-11-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 484346 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 484346 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.png' -> 'transient_report/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits_preview.png'
Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits

renamed 'Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.png' -> 'transient_report/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits_preview.png'
Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits


Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 740.5126 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 462.0920 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2499.3660 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 526.3370 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2552.5045 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 523.8066 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.37518 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.005 ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 24.1 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-06-19T23:42:54.0018456' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-06-20T04:42:54.0018456' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61211.1964583448 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= '2026-06-20T04:43:03.9023759' / Averaged midpoint time (UTC)" status=0 Record 15: "MJD-AVG = 61211.1965729399 / Modified Julian Date of averaged midpoint" status=0 Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0 Record 17: "YBINNING= 1 / Y axis binning factor" status=0 Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0 Record 19: "OFFSET = 30 / Sensor gain offset" status=0 Record 20: "XPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel X axis size" status=0 Record 21: "YPIXSZ = 3.76 / [um] Pixel Y axis size" status=0 Record 22: "INSTRUME= 'QHY600M' / Imaging instrument name" status=0 Record 23: "CAMERAID= 'QHY600M-33d3d743814b8b447' / Imaging instrument identifier" status=0 Record 24: "SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint" status=0 Record 25: "CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature" status=0 Record 26: "READOUTM= '2CMS-0' / Sensor readout mode" status=0 Record 27: "USBLIMIT= 50 / Camera-specific USB setting" status=0 Record 28: "TELESCOP= 'QHY600M-TTU1' / Name of telescope" status=0 Record 29: "FOCALLEN= 135.0 / [mm] Focal length" status=0 Record 30: "FOCRATIO= 2.2 / Focal ratio" status=0 Record 31: "RA = 192.856078984568 / [deg] RA of telescope" status=0 Record 32: "DEC = -9.99995820000467 / [deg] Declination of telescope" status=0 Record 33: "CENTALT = 29.3588888888889 / [deg] Altitude of telescope" status=0 Record 34: "CENTAZ = 231.763611111111 / [deg] Azimuth of telescope" status=0 Record 35: "AIRMASS = 2.03348564452378 / Airmass at frame center (Gueymard 1993)" status=0 Record 36: "PIERSIDE= 'East' / Telescope pointing state" status=0 Record 37: "SITEELEV= 1015.0 / [m] Observation site elevation" status=0 Record 38: "SITELAT = 33.7480555555556 / [deg] Observation site latitude" status=0 Record 39: "SITELONG= -101.958333333333 / [deg] Observation site longitude" status=0 Record 40: "OBSERVER= 'Sokolovsky' / Observer name" status=0 Record 41: "OBSERVAT= 'TTU Skyview' / Observatory name" status=0 Record 42: "SITENAME= '' / Observatory site name" status=0 Record 43: "FWHEEL = 'Simulator' / Filter Wheel name" status=0 Record 44: "FILTER = 'CV' / Active filter name" status=0 Record 45: "OBJECT = 'Vir-11' / Name of the object of interest" status=0 Record 46: "OBJCTRA = '12 51 26' / [H M S] RA of imaged object" status=0 Record 47: "OBJCTDEC= '-10 00 00' / [D M S] Declination of imaged object" status=0 Record 48: "OBJCTROT= 0.0 / [deg] planned rotation of imaged object" status=0 Record 49: "FOCNAME = 'ZWO Focuser' / Focusing equipment name" status=0 Record 50: "FOCPOS = 29490 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 51: "FOCUSPOS= 29490 / [step] Focuser position" status=0 Record 52: "FOCUSSZ = 0.0 / [um] Focuser step size" status=0 Record 53: "FOCTEMP = 25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 54: "FOCUSTEM= 25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature" status=0 Record 55: "DEWPOINT= 17.4 / [degC] Dew point" status=0 Record 56: "HUMIDITY= 66.0 / [percent] Relative humidity" status=0 Record 57: "PRESSURE= 900.71 / [hPa] Air pressure" status=0 Record 58: "AMBTEMP = 24.1 / [degC] Ambient air temperature" status=0 Record 59: "WINDDIR = 24.0 / [deg] Wind direction: 0=N, 180=S, 90=E, 270=W" status=0 Record 60: "WINDGUST= 14.801184 / [kph] Wind gust" status=0 Record 61: "WINDSPD = 10.100808 / [kph] Wind speed" status=0 Record 62: "ROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / FITS Image Orientation" status=0 Record 63: "EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of celestial coordinate system" status=0 Record 64: "SWCREATE= 'N.I.N.A. 3.2.0.9001 (x64)' / Software that created this file" status=0 Record 65: "QHY_EXP = 20.000096 / [s] Actual exposure time" status=0 Record 66: "QHY_PP = 13888.0 / [ps] pixelPeriod" status=0 Record 67: "QHY_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 68: "GPS_LP = 85000.0 / [ns] linePeriod" status=0 Record 69: "QHY_FP = 20000160.0 / [us] framePeriod" status=0 Record 70: "QHY_CPL = 6120.0 / clocksPerLine" status=0 Record 71: "QHY_LPF = 235295.0 / linesPerFrame" status=0 Record 72: "QHY_AET = 20000096.0 / [us] actualExposureTime" status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/d_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits :) Spent 0.768151 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-05-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/d_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-05-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 31267.409145 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21677.0, right_median=21704.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-05-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 25.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 24.1 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left Record 0: "" status=0 Record 1: "SIMPLE = T / C# FITS" status=0 Record 2: "BITPIX = 16" status=0 Record 3: "NAXIS = 2 / Dimensionality" status=0 Record 4: "NAXIS1 = 9576" status=0 Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0 Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0 Record 7: "EXTEND = T / Extensions are permitted" status=0 Record 8: "IMAGETYP= 'LIGHT' / Type of exposure" status=0 Record 9: "EXPOSURE= 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 10: "EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration" status=0 Record 11: "DATE-LOC= '2026-06-19T23:43:36.6821874' / Time of observation (local)" status=0 Record 12: "DATE-OBS= '2026-06-20T04:43:36.6821874' / Time of observation (UTC)" status=0 Record 13: "MJD-OBS = 61211.1969523379 / Modified Julian Date of observation" status=0 Record 14: "DATE-AVG= 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status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/d_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits :) Spent 0.738536 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_5C_20s_2026-05-30.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-05-30.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/d_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-05-30.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 31267.409145 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=21677.0, right_median=21704.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-05-30.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Dark frame used to calibrate the second-epoch images:

Flat field used to calibrate the second-epoch images:

after the calibration attempt: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:

fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits


fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits


Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images The reference JD(UT) for computing planet and comet positions: 2461211.69657409 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt '../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits' wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits' wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits' wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits exists and is non-empty Saving wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits' ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits util/fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh: line 144: echo: write error: Broken pipe Image size: 937.0'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:51:26.357 -09:59:47.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits Image size: 941.2'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:51:25.425 -09:58:17.47 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:51:26.357 -09:59:47.89 Second-epoch image center 12:51:25.425 -09:58:17.47 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0254 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Image size: 941.2'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:51:23.031 -09:58:57.04 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:51:26.357 -09:59:47.89 Second-epoch image center 12:51:23.031 -09:58:57.04 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0196 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 12:51:25.425 -09:58:17.47 Second-epoch second image center 12:51:23.031 -09:58:57.04 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01474 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for ar aprallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xci58WIZUT Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ywa9qQIufX Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits &> /tmp/tmp.xVjBsBAtAJ Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits &> /tmp/tmp.B5AkeFNKqp Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 5827 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.8401 to 200.9286 deg, Dec -15.2484 to -4.6963 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.8401 to 200.9286 deg, Dec -15.2484 to -4.6963 deg Loaded 4122 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero). Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3369 out of 3460 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3460 out of 5827 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.702900 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.702900 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.73 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.97 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.97
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 5827 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.8401 to 200.9286 deg, Dec -15.2484 to -4.6963 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.8401 to 200.9286 deg, Dec -15.2484 to -4.6963 deg Loaded 4122 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero). Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3369 out of 3460 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3460 out of 5827 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits (aperture=6.4) Read 5203 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.5002 to 200.9925 deg, Dec -15.6191 to -4.2997 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.5002 to 200.9925 deg, Dec -15.6191 to -4.2997 deg Loaded 4564 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero). Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3310 out of 3416 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3416 out of 5203 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits (aperture=6.1) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits 2.1 pix Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 2.4 pix fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits 2.3 pix fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 2.2 pix wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits 2.1 pix wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.0 mag. Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits 14.9 mag. Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 12.4 mag. fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits 12.4 mag. fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.4 (SNR ) 10.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.xci58WIZUT (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=386, passed=5827 Got 5827 stars (including 5438 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5827 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 981 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 976 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5786 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.2 to -4.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 981 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5787 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 981 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5787 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Excluding outliers - 981 stars left (next iteration limit 1079) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits N_match=981 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.485 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.602 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.389 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.646 n_q1=230 n_q2=264 n_q3=238 n_q4=249 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.332 The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits -region wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations ############ /tmp/tmp.ywa9qQIufX (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 574.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=380, passed=5203 Got 5203 stars (including 4817 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5203 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 976 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5156 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5154 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5154 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.305 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.257 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.287 n_q1=229 n_q2=247 n_q3=264 n_q4=239 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.170 The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits -region wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations ############ /tmp/tmp.xVjBsBAtAJ (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um Internal estimated FoV 605.3' The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve! FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=82, passed=1318 Got 1318 stars (including 1234 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1318 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1305 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.5 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1305 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1305 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.358 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.394 n_q1=226 n_q2=197 n_q3=326 n_q4=230 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.099 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations ############ /tmp/tmp.B5AkeFNKqp (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um Internal estimated FoV 605.3' The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve! FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=85, passed=1210 Got 1210 stars (including 1124 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 1210 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 974 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1204 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 979 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1202 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 979 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 1202 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 979 stars left (next iteration limit 1076) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits N_match=979 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.325 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.378 n_q1=225 n_q2=216 n_q3=329 n_q4=209 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.077 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits sigma_overall=0.485 worst_q_ratio=1.332 ref2=Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits sigma_overall=0.305 worst_q_ratio=1.170 new1=fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits sigma_overall=0.358 worst_q_ratio=1.099 new2=fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits sigma_overall=0.351 worst_q_ratio=1.077 reference average sigma_overall=0.395 worst_q_ratio=1.251 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165_astrometric_residuals.png (981 matched stars from wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.41 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131_astrometric_residuals.png (979 matched stars from wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130_astrometric_residuals.png (979 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131_astrometric_residuals.png (979 matched stars from wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-11-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-11-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/exclusion_list.txt Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images Plate-solving the images wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits Image size: 937.0'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:51:26.357 -09:59:47.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits Image size: 941.2'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:51:25.425 -09:58:17.47 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:51:26.357 -09:59:47.89 Second-epoch image center 12:51:25.425 -09:58:17.47 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0254 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Image size: 941.2'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 12:51:23.031 -09:58:57.04 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 12:51:26.357 -09:59:47.89 Second-epoch image center 12:51:23.031 -09:58:57.04 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0196 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 12:51:25.425 -09:58:17.47 Second-epoch second image center 12:51:23.031 -09:58:57.04 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01474 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for ar aprallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8aKpC4WTjy Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits &> /tmp/tmp.UdTwybfCgG Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits &> /tmp/tmp.CQPz4tKqg0 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4tSqld1myS Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits and wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits) and catalog (wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 32542 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.8050 to 200.9482 deg, Dec -15.2565 to -4.6935 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.8050 to 200.9482 deg, Dec -15.2565 to -4.6935 deg Loaded 4143 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero). Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3362 out of 3556 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3556 out of 32542 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.581000 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.581000 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.47 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.11 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.11
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:

Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 32542 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.8050 to 200.9482 deg, Dec -15.2565 to -4.6935 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.8050 to 200.9482 deg, Dec -15.2565 to -4.6935 deg Loaded 4143 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero). Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3362 out of 3556 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3556 out of 32542 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits (aperture=5.0) Read 33325 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 184.4476 to 201.0198 deg, Dec -15.6249 to -4.2566 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 184.4476 to 201.0198 deg, Dec -15.6249 to -4.2566 deg Loaded 4603 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero). Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3434 out of 3658 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 3658 out of 33325 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits:

Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits (aperture=4.6) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 11 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 8000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits 2.0 pix Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 2.2 pix fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits 2.2 pix fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 2.1 pix wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits 2.0 pix wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.1 mag. Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits 15.1 mag. Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 13.0 mag. fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits 12.9 mag. fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 12.9 (SNR ) 12.6 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.0 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.8aKpC4WTjy (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits 571.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=1542, passed=32528 Got 32528 stars (including 30932 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32528 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 982 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 977 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32273 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 982 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32273 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 982 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32272 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44" Excluding outliers - 982 stars left (next iteration limit 1080) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits N_match=982 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.483 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.590 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.632 n_q1=232 n_q2=258 n_q3=256 n_q4=236 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.307 The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits -region wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations ############ /tmp/tmp.UdTwybfCgG (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The guess is based on the existing WCS header. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 574.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits' -> 'wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits' FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=1204, passed=33305 Got 33305 stars (including 32038 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33305 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 974 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33004 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33004 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33004 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.298 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.263 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.289 n_q1=221 n_q2=257 n_q3=268 n_q4=232 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.131 The image catalog is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits -region wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations ############ /tmp/tmp.CQPz4tKqg0 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um Internal estimated FoV 605.3' The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve! FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=184, passed=9946 Got 9946 stars (including 9743 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9946 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 969 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 977 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9886 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 976 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9886 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 976 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9886 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 976 stars left (next iteration limit 1074) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits N_match=976 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.389 n_q1=229 n_q2=202 n_q3=315 n_q4=230 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.106 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations ############ /tmp/tmp.4tSqld1myS (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... The minor axis of the CCD chip should be 24.0 mm based on the derived pixel size of 3.8 um Internal estimated FoV 605.3' The guess is based on the FOCALLEN keyword. Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)... /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits It's not one of the telescopes that are know to produce images with good WCS solutions - will try to re-solve! FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=167, passed=9092 Got 9092 stars (including 8909 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9092 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010458 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 972 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9050 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 372 to 430 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 978 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9050 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 978 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9050 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 978 stars left (next iteration limit 1075) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits N_match=978 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.343 n_q1=229 n_q2=218 n_q3=322 n_q4=209 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.037 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits -region wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL) Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/wcs_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Vir-11-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 13:22:11.78 -08:39:57.8: 15.39 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 13:23:00.68 -07:46:08.9: 99.00 +/- 99.00 edge Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 12:21:35.95 -13:13:57.1: 11.55 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-46-39_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0165.fits at 12:20:09.82 -13:32:24.2: 10.43 +/- 0.00 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 13:22:11.78 -08:39:57.8: 15.37 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 13:23:00.68 -07:46:08.9: 15.35 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 13:23:00.68 -07:46:08.9: at least one reference image reported edge (off-image or aperture/annulus past image boundary); cannot perform the forced-photometry cross-check Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 12:21:35.95 -13:13:57.1: 11.36 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.44 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:21:35.95 -13:13:57.1: ref_mag=11.44 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=11.1895 delta=0.25 (need > 0.90) Forced photometry on wcs_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-05-16_23-43-32_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits at 12:20:09.82 -13:32:24.2: 10.20 +/- 0.00 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.29 +/- 0.00 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 12:20:09.82 -13:32:24.2: ref_mag=10.29 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.1320 delta=0.16 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out54170.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 54158_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 The candidate 54158_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 06 20.19707    2461211.69707    12.12    13:06:26.69 -14:05:18.2   2427 5548   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits **** FOUND 13:06:26.68 -14:05:18.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 54170_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 Preparing report for the candidate 54170_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 54215_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 The candidate 54215_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 06 20.19657    2461211.69657    12.65    13:23:00.70 -07:46:08.9   0125 1616   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits Discovery image 2   2026 06 20.19707    2461211.69707    12.74    13:23:00.65 -07:46:09.0   0120 1609   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 26934_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 The candidate 26934_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 06 20.19657    2461211.69657    11.14    12:21:35.96 -13:13:56.8   9061 5500   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits Discovery image 2   2026 06 20.19707    2461211.69707    11.29    12:21:35.94 -13:13:57.3   9056 5493   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 24552_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 The candidate 24552_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 06 20.19707    2461211.69707    12.38    12:21:43.84 -14:03:48.1   8994 5997   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits **** FOUND 12:21:43.81 -14:03:48.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 24184_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 The candidate 24184_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 1   2026 06 20.19657    2461211.69657    10.11    12:20:09.83 -13:32:24.1   9261 5708   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-42-54_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0130.fits Discovery image 2   2026 06 20.19707    2461211.69707    10.16    12:20:09.80 -13:32:24.4   9255 5700   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 21708_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 The candidate 21708_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 06 20.19707    2461211.69707    11.75    12:20:46.98 -14:20:19.9   9121 6179   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits **** FOUND 12:20:46.97 -14:20:20.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 50053_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 The candidate 50053_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 06 20.19707    2461211.69707    6.65    12:27:51.40 -04:36:55.6   8550 0191   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits **** FOUND 12:27:51.40 -04:36:55.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 21014_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 The candidate 21014_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2   2026 06 20.19707    2461211.69707    11.59    12:24:42.94 -14:35:40.9   8523 6279   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits **** FOUND 12:24:42.92 -14:35:40.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 09047_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 The candidate 09047_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 06 20.19707    2461211.69707    6.54    12:39:14.79 -07:59:46.3   6672 2121   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits **** FOUND 12:39:14.80 -07:59:46.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 01959_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 The candidate 01959_fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 3   2026 06 20.19707    2461211.69707    6.43    13:09:56.78 -05:32:22.5   2165 0353   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-06-19_CI_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_235446_TTUQ1b1x1_684842_kwdfb7nQ/fd_Vir-11-Q1b1x1_2026-06-19_23-43-36_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0131.fits **** FOUND 13:09:56.78 -05:32:22.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 10s Prepared the HTML report for the field Vir-11-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 13:22:11.78 -08:39:57.8 ########### Completed Vir-11-Q1b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 13:22:11.78 -08:39:57.8 ################################################################################### 13:22:11.78 -08:39:57.8 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461211.69657409 -observatory V36 07:37:13.32 +21:44:09.1 Mercury (0.9mag) 08:41:36.50 +20:20:06.8 Venus (-4.0mag) 03:24:40.12 +18:13:08.6 Mars (1.3mag) 07:58:40.88 +21:04:31.6 Jupiter (-1.8mag) 00:52:26.58 +03:04:54.4 Saturn (0.8mag) 04:02:59.86 +20:33:23.5 Uranus (5.8mag) 00:16:42.58 +00:19:48.6 Neptune (7.8mag) 20:32:35.25 -23:09:18.0 Pluto (14.5mag) 10:33:15.05 +07:42:56.2 Moon (-9.8mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 361 Jun 20 00:01 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461211.69657409: 07:58:35.63 +21:04:49.3 Io (6.2mag) 07:58:50.11 +21:04:00.8 Europa (6.3mag) 07:58:51.53 +21:03:53.3 Ganymede (5.6mag) 07:59:02.12 +21:03:28.5 Callisto (6.9mag) 07:58:15.77 +20:42:26.8 Himalia (15.6mag) 07:58:42.77 +21:04:26.2 Thebe (16.6mag) 07:57:55.74 +20:52:57.4 Elara (17.6mag) 08:01:26.51 +21:09:39.5 Pasiphae (17.8mag) 08:04:42.62 +21:07:14.8 Carme (18.9mag) 00:52:21.78 +03:05:23.8 Titan (8.6mag) 00:52:31.78 +03:04:54.5 Rhea (9.9mag) 00:52:40.93 +03:07:18.1 Iapetus (11.3mag) 00:52:30.90 +03:05:21.9 Hyperion (14.6mag) 00:52:53.79 +03:05:06.1 Phoebe (16.6mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Jun 20 00:01 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461211.69657409: 17:29:22.93 -35:32:21.6 JWST 18:25:43.98 +28:16:33.7 Chandra 19:05:30.82 -08:21:50.2 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Jun 20 00:01 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461211.69657409 -observatory V36 18:34:26.24 -33:27:30.8 13.6mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 06:05:24.54 -67:59:42.1 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 05:53:30.23 +32:07:56.7 17.6mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 17:09:59.26 +15:49:25.6 17.9mag C/2021 G2 (ATLAS) 23:11:29.19 -36:21:13.1 15.9mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 23:09:09.67 +31:59:28.9 17.2mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 05:48:39.38 +27:00:44.1 16.6mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:38:46.40 +30:38:04.7 16.7mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS) 08:57:17.31 +04:26:18.5 17.7mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS) 18:20:16.38 +21:42:12.4 17.8mag C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 15:15:31.02 -11:04:14.5 17.6mag P/2023 B1 (PANSTARRS) 22:08:23.96 +67:10:23.6 17.8mag C/2023 H5 (Lemmon) 17:16:32.51 -07:55:18.0 13.7mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS) 13:17:34.69 +80:10:32.6 18.0mag C/2023 X2 (Lemmon) 07:27:53.22 +64:45:24.4 17.8mag C/2024 A1 (ATLAS) 07:05:02.47 +28:47:37.5 14.0mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 15:28:21.86 +14:25:52.3 17.4mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS) 20:03:34.71 +34:34:42.0 13.9mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 04:30:01.32 -14:59:22.3 15.9mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 06:16:58.65 +32:26:13.8 17.9mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov) 11:32:04.45 +52:00:56.5 17.8mag C/2025 L1 (ATLAS) 06:57:50.24 -11:27:50.8 15.1mag C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) 09:34:48.13 +23:06:48.8 17.8mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 12:40:11.87 +04:33:28.5 17.1mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 17:48:44.93 +77:21:32.0 17.7mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 02:20:10.11 +44:12:03.3 16.3mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 11:14:58.12 +00:01:26.0 16.6mag A/2026 E1 20:45:07.87 -09:55:59.6 8.1mag 10P/Tempel 11:05:23.60 -01:12:15.9 16.0mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 03:30:10.24 +27:11:51.8 17.7mag 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 09:25:33.40 +20:15:14.7 16.9mag 63P/Wild 00:36:27.73 -05:41:55.4 15.6mag 65P/Gunn 07:22:27.28 +34:17:17.2 17.2mag 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 03:38:19.52 +18:36:00.4 13.8mag 78P/Gehrels 01:45:45.04 +07:17:36.3 15.8mag 88P/Howell 05:33:07.62 +30:53:42.2 15.4mag 93P/Lovas 03:17:56.29 +29:21:17.7 17.3mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 07:19:27.53 +32:26:39.6 15.5mag 123P/West-Hartley 10:11:21.10 +09:32:21.6 16.6mag 124P/Mrkos 04:18:50.28 +19:58:27.0 16.3mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 04:57:19.04 +19:31:06.0 17.8mag 131P/Mueller 06:46:48.75 +16:58:03.1 16.2mag 141P/Machholz 06:50:22.92 +17:52:32.6 16.1mag 141P-A/Machholz 05:52:13.77 +17:16:53.0 13.0mag 141P-D/Machholz 03:05:47.27 -23:09:14.5 16.4mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 04:21:53.86 +28:16:27.3 15.0mag 162P/SidingSpring 19:32:38.85 +05:39:52.9 16.2mag 169P/NEAT 00:50:14.92 +04:40:52.7 17.8mag 220P/McNaught 16:43:49.18 -08:06:10.5 16.6mag 235P/LINEAR 08:01:34.08 +34:51:53.6 17.7mag 240P/NEAT 01:04:09.74 +02:47:02.7 16.1mag 260P/McNaught 04:37:41.67 +34:28:40.3 17.5mag 295P/LINEAR 00:54:43.81 +03:10:14.0 17.9mag 320P/McNaught 15:10:33.22 +07:32:46.7 17.5mag 391P/Kowalski 08:16:59.73 +20:24:11.3 17.9mag 450P/LONEOS 07:19:30.62 +40:48:57.7 17.9mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 2.7K Jun 20 00:01 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20 ASASSN-26du 2026-06-15.39 15.93 23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00 SN2026oxc 2026-06-14.35 16.83 02:02:26.78 +32:04:21.30 AT2026ovz 2026-06-14.59 15.39 21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50 AT2026nwc 2026-06-11 17.05 17:54:57.33 +26:32:34.20 SN 2026odc 2026-06-11.23 17.62 13:55:59.94 +17:30:37.20 SN 2026nyq 2026-06-11.1 16.24 00:50:45.14 -71:38:36.90 ASASSN-26dt 2026-06-11.13 10.22 14:42:19.73 +19:11:35.60 SN2026nyp 2026-06-10.3 16.32 12:23:23.92 +12:56:43.50 SN2026mta 2026-06-8.29 16.69 12:30:18.51 +47:12:33.20 SN2026oao 2026-06-9.32 17.02 10:51:05.21 -42:28:56.60 AT2026nvf 2026-06-8.12 16.75 13:50:22.48 -07:35:00.00 SN2026npn 2026-06-8.02 17.58 00:56:07.17 +43:01:43.20 ASASSN-26dq 2026-06-7.43 13.58 01:07:49.46 +41:59:43.70 SN 2026obc 2026-06-7.43 15.15 21:11:25.22 +14:14:31.90 ASASSN-26dr 2026-06-7.24 16.24 06:21:27.06 -65:16:42.00 ASASSN-26ds 2026-06-2.97 15.02 20:07:38.15 -21:07:05.40 SN2026mho 2026-05-25.18 -1.12 11:29:42.55 +79:01:03.10 AT2026min 2026-05-24.21 16.63 11:44:32.95 -68:48:30.00 ASASSN-26no 2026-05-24 8.41 19:00:42.82 -48:31:01.60 ASASSN-26dp 2026-05-22.31 -3.28 14:23:56.72 -58:37:47.60 ASASSN-26dn 2026-05-20.01 14.64 11:24:54.06 +47:57:01.60 AT2026nma 2026-05-20.29 15.46 21:27:08.58 +33:24:38.10 AT2026lli 2026-05-19.34 15.86 00:31:01.41 -13:38:51.70 AT2026nad 2026-05-19.39 15.34 15:16:06.61 -79:16:32.40 ASASSN-26dm 2026-05-19.03 14.44 11:24:25.21 -59:23:19.10 ASASSN-26dl 2026-05-18.02 13.55 13:45:51.52 -53:16:01.00 ASASSN-26dk 2026-05-18.16 12.96 02:05:49.69 -30:29:09.60 ASASSN-26dh 2026-05-18.43 15.37 17:50:22.87 -39:42:33.90 ASASSN-26dj 2026-05-17.05 15.7 01:13:11.60 -33:25:16.10 ASASSN-26dg 2026-05-13.41 16.8 16:44:31.77 -27:15:18.40 AT2026mhn 2026-05-12.33 15.8 09:46:31.08 -33:41:51.00 ASASSN-26di 2026-05-12.14 14.63 21:23:11.57 -19:09:45.00 AT2026kwu 2026-05-12.26 16.9 14:20:14.30 -30:20:51.90 AT2026ktm 2026-05-12.06 17.21 14:41:39.01 -37:13:46.40 AT2026lkm 2026-05-11.18 16.89 12:59:50.45 -10:58:38.80 SN2026kep 2026-05-9.06 17.5 13:37:29.61 -29:50:30.90 AT2026lkd 2026-05-9.09 17.23 09:46:42.01 -14:52:03.60 SN2026kmo 2026-05-8.99 17.51 15:03:05.18 +22:02:03.40 AT2026lxf 2026-05-8.07 13.94 10:23:49.41 -20:57:25.30 ASASSN-26df 2026-05-8.21 16.52 22:14:40.56 +05:04:51.60 2026lda 2026-05-7.56 16.2 21:35:33.81 -14:05:16.30 ASASSN-26de 2026-05-6.29 14.51 16:21:49.13 -61:36:14.60 ASASSN-26dd 2026-05-5.15 15.93 14:26:40.22 -24:48:37.50 AT2026lig 2026-05-4.27 14.63 13:17:51.04 +30:25:13.50 SN2026kcp 2026-05-4.46 16.43 11:27:55.57 -13:38:56.90 SN2026kza 2026-05-1.08 15.59 22:28:27.10 +30:17:54.30 SN 2026fov 2026-04-29.6 14.36 21:00:10.71 -32:17:03.90 AT2026kis 2026-04-27.36 16.15 14:32:57.37 -58:13:26.40 ASASSN-26dc 2026-04-27.27 13.42 15:32:05.35 -43:54:34.60 ASASSN-26db 2026-04-27.37 16.06 16:34:34.97 -54:34:58.00 ASASSN-26da 2026-04-25.32 16.11 10:06:55.04 -01:13:49.70 SN2026jsg 2026-04-24.99 16.28 15:15:57.17 +56:18:32.80 SN2026kid 2026-04-24.52 -3.65 07:58:28.45 +57:03:42.40 AT2026kcf 2026-04-24.2 16.89 11:38:21.80 -50:43:06.50 SN2026jkb 2026-04-24.24 15.38 10:06:11.41 -39:41:04.20 AT2026dil 2026-04-24.2 16.85 14:21:40.08 +13:13:46.30 SN2026jlm 2026-04-22.16 15.12 10:53:55.52 -16:06:06.00 ASASSN-26cz 2026-04-22.28 16.29 20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20 2026-06-15.39 15.93 13:45:02.03 +15:17:14.50 ASASSN-26cy 2026-04-21.27 15.78 13:20:52.22 -35:57:03.60 AT2026jcm 2026-04-19.01 16.65 13:36:15.66 -36:53:48.40 SN 2026iqy 2026-04-18.92 17.31 06:34:01.33 -40:07:34.00 ASASSN-26cx 2026-04-19.07 16.16 23:33:57.97 -45:12:11.90 SN 2026idu 2026-04-19.41 15.9 12:10:50.92 +66:55:31.20 SN 2026icv 2026-04-17.14 16.03 21:36:59.06 -60:43:35.90 ASASSN-26cv 2026-04-17.35 -1.18 08:13:26.26 -27:07:30.50 ASASSN-26cw 2026-04-17.07 -1.01 14:49:14.01 -27:29:20.10 ASASSN-26cu 2026-04-16.29 -2.7 17:21:59.44 -38:54:04.60 ASASSN-26ct 2026-04-14.4 15.15 15:25:54.99 +07:49:24.50 SN2026huo 2026-04-12.14 16.96 20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20 2026-06-15.39 15.93 12:23:20.40 +04:53:39.10 AT2026ixd 2026-04-12.14 17.65 17:46:09.76 -61:19:50.40 SN2026icy 2026-04-12.2 17.03 09:25:46.42 +02:13:46.30 SN2026gud 2026-04-11.98 16.49 16:52:15.46 -60:27:45.90 ASASSN-26cs 2026-04-12.4 15.5 04:20:55.37 -51:15:31.10 ASASSN-26cr 2026-04-12.01 15.37 22:25:39.35 +36:45:06.90 AT2026ihl 2026-04-10.48 14.21 19:40:44.94 +00:41:03.80 AT2026imw 2026-04-10.32 16.06 19:52:04.70 +05:53:33.50 ASASSN-26cq 2026-04-9.31 14.98 16:08:18.39 -64:11:08.80 ASASSN-26cp 2026-04-9.14 13.64 09:22:22.90 -61:02:43.70 SN2026idh 2026-04-7.97 16.34 05:06:54.12 -19:42:26.40 AT2026imr 2026-04-8 17.49 07:14:55.34 -36:03:21.40 AT2026hei 2026-04-8.12 16.7 21:35:33.14 -19:01:34.80 AT2026ihm 2026-04-8.36 16.7 04:28:24.08 -32:25:35.30 AT2026imo 2026-04-8.02 16.81 05:10:35.79 -39:38:40.80 SN 2026hnn 2026-04-7.04 17.07 09:54:32.04 -01:17:25.80 ASASSN-26cn 2026-04-7.01 15.58 07:46:24.43 -77:29:35.90 ASASSN-26co 2026-04-7.15 14.93 05:00:45.52 -29:51:06.20 AT2026hvw 2026-04-6.03 16.51 19:49:33.10 -23:37:11.00 ASASSN-26cl 2026-04-5.29 14.98 19:32:43.68 -22:39:32.70 ASASSN-26cm 2026-04-4.27 13.88 18:08:57.38 +76:48:23.60 ASASSN-26ck 2026-04-2.37 15.38 16:16:36.10 +44:52:30.20 AT2026hyy 2026-04-2.58 13.81 21:55:23.31 -34:48:53.90 ASASSN-26cj 2026-03-30.4 -1.47 11:19:50.81 -27:51:50.40 SN2026gvk 2026-03-30 15.28 11:53:57.02 -23:09:46.20 SN2026gzx 2026-03-28.75 15.27 07:13:46.14 -33:10:15.70 ASASSN-26ci 2026-03-28.15 15.14 09:03:36.09 -67:58:13.00 SN2026hkg 2026-03-28.19 15.82 07:03:00.72 +39:14:43.00 SN2026fin 2026-03-28.27 15.82 05:35:42.79 -63:44:05.60 ASASSN-26ch 2026-03-28.12 13.14 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.6K Jun 20 00:01 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 00:43:38.36 +41:15:32.4 PNV J00433836+4115324 2026-04-08.079 17.2mag 15:41:11.68 +59:18:26.8 TCP J15411168+5918268 2026-04-12.9625 19.2mag 00:43:35.02 +41:46:28.0 PNV J00433502+4146280 2026-04-23.056 15.9mag 00:42:55.64 +41:14:12.2 PNV J00425564+4114122 2026-04-24.042 16.2mag 21:14:03.38 +56:46:44.1 TCP J21140338+5646441 2026-05-05.3534 16.7mag 15:03:05.19 +22:02:04.1 TCP J15030519+2202041 2026-05-08.3260 13.9mag 07:15:18.25 +47:53:16.7 TCP J07151825+4753167 2026-05-09.1599 14.4mag 16:00:18.44 -22:30:10.6 TCP J16001844-2230106 2026-05-09.6135 13.3mag 00:42:47.45 +41:16:58.5 PNV J00424745+4116585 2026-05-10.030 16.8mag 09:55:02.89 +69:02:13.8 PNV J09550289+6902138 2026-05-18.925 20.7mag 00:43:01.82 +41:18:16.6 PNV J00430182+4118166 2026-05-21.8651 18.83Cmag 00:42:51.20 +41:16:59.4 PNV J00425120+4116594 2022-10-26.135 19.3mag 12:24:25.10 +28:47:12.0 TCP J12242510+2847120 2026-05-31.6015 14.8mag 00:56:07.13 +43:01:40.6 TCP J00560713+4301406 2026-06-01.4135 12.2mag 00:42:41.64 +41:15:16.2 PNV J00424164+4115162 2026-06-02.029 17.4mag 00:42:38.68 +41:15:58.2 PNV J00423868+4115582 2026-06-05.1224 19.97Umag 19:00:42.95 -48:31:01.7 PNV J19004295-4831017 2026-05-25.0752 14.2mag 09:55:21.28 +69:02:52.6 PNV J09552128+6902526 2026-06-13.933 18.9mag 19:51:21.42 +37:06:40.0 TCP J19512142+3706400 2026-06-17.2942 16.8mag 19:57:03.87 +37:41:46.4 TCP J19570387+3741464 2026-06-18.2638 17.5mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 189K Jun 20 00:01 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 14:39:23.496 +35:21:27.84 AT 2026oxy 2026-06-04.97 20.13 23:44:57.556 +04:18:42.85 SN 2026oxx 2026-06-11.15 19.97 15:19:13.587 +27:52:58.57 SN 2026oxw 2026-06-11.02 19.96 09:53:09.311 +42:13:35.56 AT 2026oxv 2026-06-10.17 19.7446 20:30:02.168 +37:49:06.79 AT 2026oxu 2026-06-10.94 19.78 16:00:10.377 +22:09:10.94 AT 2026oxt 2026-06-11.03 19.379 17:32:05.150 +18:24:04.24 AT 2026oxs 2026-06-11.07 20.323 16:01:14.849 +29:49:20.54 AT 2026oxr 2026-06-08.41 18.733 18:33:36.042 +54:00:37.60 AT 2026oxq 2026-06-10.04 19.165 16:26:58.974 +50:28:07.45 AT 2026oxp 2026-06-10.01 20.192 19:48:49.856 +70:58:44.48 SN 2026oxo 2026-06-10.06 19.319 12:22:13.437 +27:24:59.57 AT 2026oxn 2026-06-10.94 19.381 23:01:57.544 -22:53:59.27 AT 2026oxm 2026-06-10.56 18.766 23:50:06.038 -14:01:39.26 AT 2026oxl 2026-06-10.58 18.422 13:13:55.656 -30:49:07.21 AT 2026oxk 2026-06-11.21 19.115 19:13:25.854 +49:32:53.84 AT 2026oxj 2026-06-10.06 19.005 23:31:30.736 +31:22:08.82 AT 2026oxi 2026-06-11.17 18.865 21:36:15.644 -21:19:14.62 AT 2026oxh 2026-06-10.53 18.749 22:37:33.079 +29:47:40.75 AT 2026oxg 2026-06-11.14 19.184 20:53:38.599 -35:13:40.58 SN 2026oxf 2026-06-10.52 18.812 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 30K Jun 20 00:01 tns_transients_list.txt

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